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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 951,924 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 157,190 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2021-03-17T21:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2021-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BROOKS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Conditions favorable to wildfire spread - cured fuels and frequent dry fronts - were in place across much of the Deep South Texas ranch country on March 17th. A dry cold front moved through the area on around noon on March 17th, ushering in very low humidity and gusty northwest winds. Cured ground fuels were also in place due to various freeze events in prior weeks. Two significant wildfires - the King Fire and the Butterfly 2 Fire - spread extremely fast (explosively in the case of the King Fire). In total, more than 12,000 acres burned from both fires. Property damage appeared to be limited to a ranch building from the King Fire. Dozens of human and physical resources were deployed from the Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend region to fight, contain, and control the blazes. ||A Red Flag Warning was issued on March 17th for these dry and gusty conditions, which included the mention of extreme threat/erratic wildfire behavior potential. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The Butterfly 2 Fire ignited on March 17th around 3:30 PM and continued through around 6:00 PM on March 18th when it was 100% contained. The fire consumed a total of 413 acres. The cause of this fire was not known as of this writing, but was suspected not to be by humans. |
| Yearyear | 2,021 |
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